Ministry of Development (Peru)

Ministry of Development and Public Works
Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas

Former headquarters
Ministry overview
FormedJanuary 22, 1896
Dissolved1969
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Peru
HeadquartersPark of the Exhibition, Lima

The Ministry of Development and Public Works (Spanish: Ministerio de Fomento y Obras Públicas) was a government ministry of Peru. Created in 1896, it oversaw the development of public works, infrastructure and charity. Its former headquarters, located at the Park of the Exhibition,[1] now house the Metropolitan Museum of Lima since 2010.[2][3]

History

The ministry was created on January 22, 1896, under the presidency of Nicolás de Piérola, with Eduardo López de Romaña chosen to serve as its first minister.[4] The ministry initially brought together the following offices:[5]

By the decree of February 25, 1896, two Directorates were created in the Ministry: Development (in charge of mining, industry, charity and hygiene matters) and Public Works and Irrigation.[5] By law of October 3, 1896, the School of Engineers became dependent on this Ministry (previously dependent on the Ministry of Justice and Instruction).[6]

The Minister's office was in the Government Palace, later being transferred to the premises where the Municipal Palace stands today. In 1910, its permanent transfer to the Palace of the Exhibition was arranged, where he shared the facilities with the Municipal Council of Lima. Over time, this location became insufficient and the ministry was housed in a building located on 28 de Julio Avenue.[1]

The founding of this ministry constituted a milestone in the restructuring of the Peruvian state in the aftermath of the War of the Pacific. From the founding of Peru until then, there had only been five ministries: Government and Police; Foreign Relations; Justice and Instruction; Finance and Commerce; and War and Navy. The creation of a Ministry of Development implied that the State was convinced that it should promote the economic and material development of the country. The new ministry attracted a new bureaucracy, made up of engineers, sociologists, economists, doctors, and geographers. Throughout the 20th century, this ministry was disintegrated into several others.[7]

List of ministers

Image Minister Party Term start President
Eduardo López de Romaña 25 January 1896 Nicolás de Piérola
Manuel J. Cuadros [es] 8 August 1896
Ricardo L. Flores [es] Liberal 25 November 1897
Francisco Almenara Butler [es] 17 May 1898
Carlos Basadre Forero [es] 8 September 1899 Eduardo López de Romaña
Enrique Coronel Zegarra [es] 14 December 1899
José Granda Esquivel [es] 7 August 1900
Miguel A. Rojas [es] 30 August 1900
Agustín Tovar Aguilar [es] 2 October 1900
Agustín de la Torre González [es] 19 March 1901
Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue 11 September 1901
Teodoro Elmore [es] 9 August 1902
David Matto [es] 4 November 1902
Manuel C. Barrios [es] 8 September 1903 Manuel Candamo
José Balta Paz [es] 14 May 1904 Serapio Calderón
24 September 1904 José Pardo y Barreda
Pedro Portillo [es] Military 9 March 1906
Delfín Vidalón [es] 31 July 1906
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán [es] 24 September 1908 Augusto B. Leguía
David Matto Usandivaras [es] 8 June 1909
Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo [es] 17 December 1909
Agustín de la Torre González [es] 31 August 1911
José Manuel García Córdova [es] Civil 30 November 1911
Fermín Málaga [es] 24 September 1912 Guillermo Billinghurst
Víctor Castro Iglesias [es] 17 June 1913
Pedro Portillo [es] Military 4 August 1913
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán [es] 26 September 1913
Pedro Portillo [es] Military 31 December 1913
Benjamín Boza Democratic 3 February 1914 Óscar R. Benavides
(Government Junta)
Joaquín Capelo [es] 15 May 1914 Óscar R. Benavides
(Provisional)
Francisco Alayza y Paz Soldán [es] 22 August 1914
Belisario Sosa 18 August 1915 José Pardo y Barreda
Héctor Escardó Salazar [es] 27 July 1917
Clemente J. Revilla [es] 27 April 1918
Manuel Vinelli 2 September 1918
Augusto Arrese Vegas 2 March 1919
Salvador Gutiérrez Pestana [es] 5 July 1919 Augusto B. Leguía
(Oncenio)[8]
Matías León August 1919
Salvador Olivares December 1919
Julio Ego-Aguirre Dongo [es] 27 April 1920
Pedro José Rada y Gamio PDR 8 March 1921
Lauro Curletti [es] 15 August 1921
Pío Max Medina [es] 1 March 1923
Manuel G. Masías 12 October 1924
Pedro José Rada y Gamio PDR 20 July 1925
Celestino Manchego Muñoz [es] PDR September 1926
Ernesto Sousa Matute [es] December 1926
Celestino Manchego Muñoz [es] PDR 25 November 1927
Alfredo Mendiola 12 October 1929
Eduardo Castro Ríos Military 24 August 1930 Manuel María Ponce
(Military Junta)
Eulogio Castillo Military 27 August 1930 Luis Sánchez Cerro
(Military Junta)
Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] Military 24 November 1930
Ulises Reátegui Morey 11 March 1931 David Samanez Ocampo
(National Junta)
Germán Arenas y Loayza 8 December 1931 Luis Sánchez Cerro
Elías Lozada Benavente 29 January 1932
Ricardo Caso
Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] Military
30 April 1933 Óscar R. Benavides
(Provisional)
Pablo Ernesto Sánchez Cerro [es] UR 3 May 1933
Carlos Alayza y Roel [es] 29 June 1933
Héctor Boza 26 November 1933
Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] Military 21 May 1935
Héctor Boza 13 April 1936
Federico Recavarren 23 October 1936
Héctor Boza 29 October 1937
Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán 8 December 1939 Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Enrique Góngora Pareja [es] 28 July 1945 José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
César Elías Gonzales
Alfredo Fort Magot
Jorge Sarmiento Calmet
Bernardino Vallenas
Alfonso Llosa González-Pavón [es] Military 3 November 1948 Manuel A. Odría
(Military Junta)
José del Carmen Cabrejo Mejía [es] Military 28 July 1950 Manuel A. Odría
Carlos Salazar Southwell [es] 1951
Eduardo Miranda Sousa [es] 4 August 1952
Fernando Noriega Calmet [es] 26 July 1954
Roberto Dianderas [es] Military 24 December 1955
Carlos Alzamora Elster [es] MDP 28 July 1956 Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Federico Hilbck Seminario 1957
Eduardo Dibós Dammert 1958
Alfonso Rizo Patrón [es] 1959
Jorge Grieve Madge [es] 1960
Máximo Verástegui Izurieta Military 26 July 1962 Military Government Junta
Carlos Pestana Zevallos [es] 28 July 1963 Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Carlos Morales Macchiavello [es] 14 September 1964
Gastón Acurio Velarde [es] 15 September 1965
Enrique Tola Mendoza [es] 8 September 1967
Sixto Gutiérrez Chamorro [es] 29 January 1968
Pablo Carriquiry Maurer [es] 20 March 1968
Carlos Morales Macchiavello [es] 1 June 1968

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Museo Metropolitano De Lima". Recursos Turísticos.
  2. ^ "Luis Castañeda inauguró el Museo Metropolitano y negó campaña del municipio contra Susana Villarán". El Comercio. 2010-10-10.
  3. ^ "AGP inaugura el Museo Metropolitano de Lima". La República. 2010-10-10.
  4. ^ Basadre 2005, p. 56.
  5. ^ a b Basadre 2005, p. 135.
  6. ^ Basadre 2005, p. 137.
  7. ^ Basadre 2005, p. 138.
  8. ^ "1919: Leguía presidente". El Comercio. 2019-07-05.

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